Socos District

District in Ayacucho, Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Socos District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga in Peru.[1]

Country Peru
FoundedJune 14, 1968
CapitalSocos
Elevation
3,400 m (11,200 ft)
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Socos
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Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceHuamanga
FoundedJune 14, 1968
CapitalSocos
Government
  MayorEdgar Cristan Meneses
Area
  Total
81.75 km2 (31.56 sq mi)
Elevation
3,400 m (11,200 ft)
Population
  Total
7,454
  Density91.18/km2 (236.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
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Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.47%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.31% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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